arXiv · cond-mat/0703310
Hall Voltage with the Spin Hall Effect
Abstract
The spin Hall effect does not generally result in a charge Hall voltage. We predict that in systems with inhomogeneous electron density in the direction perpendicular to main current flow, the spin Hall effect is instead accompanied by a Hall voltage. Unlike the ordinary Hall effect, we find that this Hall voltage is quadratic in the longitudinal electric field for a wide range of parameters accessible experimentally. We also predict spin accumulation in the bulk and sharp peaks of spin-Hall induced charge accumulation near the edges. Our results can be readily tested experimentally, and would allow the electrical measurement of the spin Hall effect in non-magnetic systems and without injection of spin-polarized electrons.
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Yu. V. Pershin, M. Di Ventra. 2007-03-12. Hall Voltage with the Spin Hall Effect. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984%2F20%2F02%2F025204
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